Brussels vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$4394
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1105
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1817
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$3249
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	83
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	196K	373K

The cost of living in Brussels is 4% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 2354th and 2110th ($1816 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1771st in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Cleveland. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Cleveland ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 305th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Cleveland

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	Brussels	Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$58.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$2260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$1026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$74.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$1016
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$18828

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860